Entries by KMEA

Congratulations Lou!

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Lou Leone of Kiowa was chosen by the Kansas Association of City/County Management as this years recipient of the Early Career Excellence Award at the KACM Annual Conference in Newton. Lou took over the reigns as City Administrator of Kiowa on November 9, 2015. KMEA began serving power to Kiowa on January 1, 2016 and […]

KMEA Staff Visits Hillsboro, Marion and Galva

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KMEA Staff visited the cities of Galva, Hillsboro and Marion on Monday November 21st.  Gerry Bieker, Manager of Member Services and Tom Saitta, Director of Operations met with Lori Tector, City Clerk for the City of Galva, Larry Paine, City Administrator for the City of Hillsboro and Roger Holter, City Administrator for the City of […]

Centennial Awards

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Three Communities were acknowledged at the 2016 KMEA Annual Conference. They are Commemorating 100 years of Municipal Electric Service and Honoring the Community Visionaries Who Founded the City’s Electric Utility!  Congratulations to Larned, Sterling and Garden City.

100 Years of Public Power

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              At KMEA’s November 5th Annual Conference Awards Banquet, we had the privilege of recognizing the milestone achievements of two member cities. The City of Attica and the City of Erie both reached the Centennial milestone this year, representing 100 years of public power. Attica wished to give credit […]

Gil Hanson and Max Embree Award Recipients

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The 2015 Gil Hanson Jr. Outstanding Service Award and Max Embree Distinguished Service Award were presented to two distinguished individuals, Greg DuMars and Duane Banks, respectively. We were honored to present the awards at the recent KMEA Annual Conference and we are privileged to recognize them here. Greg DuMars receives Gil Hanson Award   Greg has […]